Five of Swords

Swords

Five of Swords

Meanings

  • arguments
  • disputes
  • aggression
  • bullying
  • intimidation
  • conflict
  • hostility
  • stress

Meanings Reversed

  • reconciliation
  • resolution
  • compromise
  • revenge
  • regret
  • remorse
  • cutting losses

Other Meanings

  • acting in your own best interest
  • choosing to stand up for yourself
  • not backing down from disagreement and discord
  • taking a stand
  • refusing to go along with an unethical plan
  • knowing when to bend the rules

Other Meanings Reversed

  • taking advantage of others
  • intimidating others
  • acting in an unethical manner
  • picking fights
  • using words to goad others into violence and irrationality
  • ignoring rules you've agreed to abide by
  • looking out for yourself while allowing harm to come to others
  • gloating over victory

Meanings

  • selfishness
  • hostility
  • irrationality
  • self-preservation

Fortunes

  • Someone is stealing from you, financially or romantically
  • Be wary of friends who talk behind your back

Questions

  • How do I behave when I win? What does that say about me?
  • How can I do what's necessary without making others feel defeated?
  • What's the difference between selfish action and acting in my own best interest?
Numerology
5 (The Catalyst: instability, resistance, confrontation)
Affirmation
"Even as I care for myself, I am mindful of the needs of others."
Five of Swords — Tarot Meanings · Mago Lucas